Gameranx: The most important decision you make in most role-playing games occurs before you even play the game. Without knowing how the game even plays, its intricacies or its quirks, you have to pick your character or characters' class. Sometimes it's straightforward, like with the traditional fighter/mage/thief/cleric division from Dungeons & Dragons. But there's often a nagging voice in the back of your head saying “You're doing it wrong.” It's a problem than many RPGs, most currently Skyrim, have tried to solve. However, in attempting to solve the problem, Skyrim might make it worse.
Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
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